190 FORAGE CROPS 



The composition of this product does not differ 

 materially from that of oats -and -peas, although, 

 owing to the fact that it does not mature, it 

 is naturally a little richer in protein than the 

 oats -and -peas. It can be fed in the same way, 

 except that a smaller quantity should be used, — 

 from forty to fifty pounds per day. Where this 

 crop can be successfully grown it is very useful, 

 as it lengthens the soiling period by at least two 

 weeks. 



W^ARM- SEASON COMBINATIONS 



In addition to such combinations of soiling 

 crops as oats -and -peas, oats -and- vetch, rye-and- 

 peas, there are others which at times at least are 

 advantageous, although experiments have not yet 

 been sufficient to determine whether under all cir- 

 cumstances it is advisable to use them. The leading 

 crops that may be used for these combinations are : 

 corn, sorghum, kafir corn and millet, seeded with 

 cowpeas or soybeans. The advantages of the com- 

 bining of these crops are (1) the production of a 

 more nearly balanced ration; (2) the larger yield 

 that may be secured per acre, when all conditions 

 are favorable ; (3) the greater certainty of a paying 

 crop when conditions are unfavorable for one or 

 the other alone. 



For summer soiling, the advantages of growing 

 kafir corn with cowpeas or soybeans, or of barn- 



